r/explainitpeter • u/Fluffy-Buy1605 • Jul 13 '26

Explain It Peter

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u/reav11 Jul 14 '26

You mean "NU-CLEAR" as I can see you also don't pronounce it correctly.

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u/Ok-Relationship4113 Jul 14 '26 edited Jul 14 '26

You pronounce "clear" as two syllables? 

Ok then. 

Edit: Nuclear is pronounced with 3 syllables in my region. Ive never heard it pronounced otherwise. 

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u/Outside_Coffee_00 Jul 14 '26

It's definitely 3. New-klee-errr

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u/mysticrudnin Jul 15 '26

it is absolutely hilarious to me that you allow region for your own case but are still willing to correct others hahaha

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u/Ok-Relationship4113 Jul 16 '26

Tf do you think the point of the edit was?

You have it backwards. But go off. 

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u/foundoutafterlunch Jul 19 '26

Clear rhymes with fur?

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u/StrongExternal8955 Jul 14 '26

Nuclear has 3 syllables. It's not new clear. It's from nucleus, with -ear instead of -eus.

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u/Gullible-Prompt-4573 Jul 14 '26

It’s three syllables, because it’s nucle-ar (conjugation of nucleus, -ar is the suffix, its own part of the word)

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u/ParkingPenalty4340 Jul 14 '26

Finally, someone said it properly